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TI-2012-02333 Aliases CVE-2012-2697GHSA-8cw5-3jc7-m8ff

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, allows local users to cause a denial of service (autofs crash and delayed mounts) or prevent "mount expiration" via unspecified vectors related to "using an LDAP-based automount map."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00395 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:0132 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Low
    autofs security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5, autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5.i386, autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5, autofs-1:5.0.1-0.rc2.177.el5.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0132

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2697
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cw5-3jc7-m8ff

References

Advisory 1

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Sources

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